Today we continue our discussion on the components that make for a unique and fully functional ID Card or Badge that incorporates all the features needed to serve as an important feature of workplace security. The next five are as follows:
6. Durability
ID cards are made of durable PVC and can last up to five years. These long-wearing materials have been proven to last long after paper ID cards are in the recycle bin. They are also more difficult to copy since an ID printer is required to print a PVC card. If additional durability is required, composite cards that are a blend of PVC allow for additional flexibility. These cards are great for fire and police departments.
7. Encoding
Printer and card functionality allow encoded information about the user to be included on the card through the use of barcodes, magnetic stripes, RFID tags and smart chips. These features allow an organization to sync their identification with building access or time and attendance programs. Combined with the right hardware they can approve or deny access to, doors, systems and other important areas of a company.
8. Signatures & Fingerprints
If a photo isn’t enough to visually identify an employee, include a copy of the authorized employee’s fingerprint or signature printed on the ID card. These features can be added in a digital format and printed right on a card.
9. Enhanced Security
Enhanced security is a desired quality of employee ID cards for some organizations. Various enhanced security features can be added to ID cards with the proper equipment and software. One of the easiest is a either a custom or generic holographic overlay. A wide range od printers can apply an overlay to a card that makes it virtually impossible to copy. Another advanced feature would be a holo-mark. These are small foil hologram that can be ordered on blank cards or applied by hand.
10. Personal Information
An ID card has a limited amount of space, so the personal information displayed needs to be purposeful. As employees will display their ID cards every day, the cards can be an effective vehicle for communicating job-related certifications and other important information but it all must be done in the confines of the card size.
Not all of these components will be required for your organization and the ID Card you are creating, but it is important to consider them prior to printing. It would be a costly mistake to have to go back and reprint all the cards already issued to include a feature that was not included the first time. Please contact an expert at Safe-Card ID Services for more information about card design features.
I’ve always been curious about ID badges and how they are designed. It’s good to know that you should consider durability since cards make out of PVC can last up to 5 years. It seems like if you get specialty cards like that then you should get them custom printed to be sure that they turn out well and will be easy to read.
Thanks for the tip to choose a printing service that is made from durable PVC. More specifically you said that these can last up to five years. I think it’s a good idea to choose a custom printing service that is local to you so that travel time for your product is not long at all.
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I had no idea that you could put a fingerprint on an ID card. I’ll have to keep that in mind in case I ever start up my own company and need to have ID’s made. Thanks for the cool information about ID cards.